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Big Raccoon Creek-Old US 136 Bridge

Montgomery County, Indiana, and Boone County, Indiana

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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

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BH Photo #392935

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on Old US 136
Location
Montgomery County, Indiana, and Boone County, Indiana
Status
removed
Design
5-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Also called
Old County Bridge #185
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.95563, -86.69532   (decimal degrees)
39°57'20" N, 86°41'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/526024/4422876 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Ross
Inventory numbers
INNBI 5400135 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39489 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boone County, Indiana (84)
Built during 1900s (7,648)
Indiana (5,098)
Lost (28,533)
Lost 2013 (382)
Lost during 2010s (3,603)
Montgomery County, Indiana (89)
Pony truss (17,018)
 Pratt pony truss (3,952)
Pratt truss (10,306)
Replaced by new bridge (19,406)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,655)
Structurally deficient (12,877)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,794)
Truss (35,501)
US 136 (26)

Update Log 

  • June 16, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • February 26, 2016: Updated by David Backlin: Added Lost Date
  • February 20, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: adjusted GPS coordinates
  • April 28, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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Big Raccoon Creek Bridge
Posted April 28, 2009, by Brant Furr (bfurr [at] monm [dot] edu)

This bridge has been replaced by a concrete bridge some time ago, and is no longer exists.